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A Gold Coast man has been denied entry to a venue because of his Māori cultural tattoo, messing up his mate's surprise birthday party and sparking a debate about discrimination.

And want a say on choosing Australia's head of state? Don't hold your breath. Anthony Albanese went to the UK to meet the King and ruled out holding a vote on it while he's prime minister.

Plus, should sheep shearing be in the Olympics? One shearer in WA is trying to build momentum.

Listen now:

01:09 - The long argument about Australia becoming a Republic

05:40 - Do young people care about the King?

11:40 - Bouncers and tattoo discrimination 

21:28 - Shearing sheep for Australia

Guests:

• Yasmin Poole, Youth Convenor for Australian Republic Movement
• Caleb Pokai
• Charlie Dunn, sheep shearer 

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Donald Trump has a history of making outlandish claims.

But one of the things he said this week had experts in the US and here in Australia sounding the alarm: standing alongside his health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jnr, the US president announced his administration would send out a "physician's notice" warning against the use of paracetamol during pregnancy because of a supposed link to autism.

Almost immediately, experts lined up to de-bunk it.

In Australia, one said it was "a completely exaggerated reading of the science", while our medical regulator the TGA said the weight of evidence "does not support a causal link between paracetamol and autism or ADHD".

So how does this kind of rhetoric impact the autism community?

On today's deep dive, we bring you a longer cut of Dave's chat this week with an advocate, Bethany Woodman.

Bethany chats about how it feels to be autistic right now, and where the conversation on autism should really be focused.

Guests:

• Bethany Woodman, autism advocate

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From the backlash to the Brownlows to a push to get Grand Final performer Snoop Dogg cancelled, the AFL's controversies are extending right to the end of the season. Does it impact the love people have for the game?

Also Donald Trump's calling for people to be arrested over some mishaps at the UN this week. We're asking: when were you convinced you were sabotaged?

Plus, why a tourism campaign is urging you to chuck a sickie.

And when is TikTok's bedtime? What about Whatsapp?

Host Dee Salmin is joined by journalist Brendan Crew and social producer Gemma Donahoe.

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A new interview for people trying to get NDIS support will ask what they need, rather than how they're impaired. So what does that mean for people trying to get help?

And while focus this week has been on countries like Australia recognising a Palestinian state, Israel has continued its ground offensive in Gaza. We talk to an Australian doctor at al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Plus, how does a new live translation feature on Apple AirPods change travel. 

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01:25 - The latest on Israel's ground invasion

05:34 - How doctors are coping in Gaza

12:30 - NDIS changes

21:03 - Understanding any language

Guests:

• Isabella Choate, CEO, Youth Disability Advocacy Network
• Dr Nada Abu Alrub, doctor
• Anthony Pym, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

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Rationing disinfectant, sharing medical gloves, sleeping in tents and working all the way through the night: doctors in Gaza say they're living through hell.

After a video on TikTok of an Aussie doctor went viral, we asked if she could speak with us on a rare shift break.

Dr Nada Abu Alrub is from Queensland, but right now she's at al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which is currently the target of an Israeli ground invasion.

In this extended interview, Dr Nada describes the immense pressure medical staff are under, and the harrowing conditions in which they're trying to provide care. 

Guest:

• Dr Nada Abu Alrub, Australian doctor working in Gaza

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Donald Trump made a big speech at the UN in New York this morning, going to town on climate change, immigration and... teleprompters and escalators. 

Penny Wong was there for the speech: we talk to her about it, as well as Australia recognising Palestine and our relationship with Iran. 

Plus, have you heard of trans-cranial magnetic stimulation? It’s a high tech way of treating depression, and it just got TGA approval. 

Also: why NASA's heading back to the moon. 

Listen now:

01:10 - What Trump told the UN

04:55 - Our interview with foreign minister Penny Wong

14:43 - The TGA's latest device to help treat depression

24:43 - Going back to the moon

Guests:

• Penny Wong, foreign minister
• Professor Colleen Loo, UNSW School of Psychiatry and Black Dog Institute
• Dr Brad Tucker, astrophysicist, ANU

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Pill testing happened at a festival in Queensland for the first time just last year. Now, it's been banned. Why?

And a police officer has been charged with assaulting a Greens candidate at an anti-Israel protest in Sydney. 

Plus, the autism community reacts to the Trump administration's new claims about an unproven link between paracetemol and autism. 

Listen now:

01:13 - The state that introduced pill testing, then banned it

06:31 - Is pill testing dangerous?

14:02 - The police officer charged with assaulting Hannah Thomas

18:50 - The experts lining up to warn about Donald Trump's autism claims

Guests:

• Adriaan Bazelmans, Students for Sensible Drug Policy
• Michael McGowan, investigative reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald
• Bethany Woodman, autism advocate

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Australia has joined more than 150 other countries in recognising Palestine. So: what changes? 

And 3 people died after an Optus outage prevented triple 0 calls going through. Now the government is promising 'serious consequences'. 

Plus a martyr, a hero and the leader of a Christian revival: Charlie Kirk's memorial happened today, with the world's most powerful people in key roles. 

Also we wrap up Australia's performance at the World Athletics Champs. 

Listen now:

01:07 - The moment Australia recognised Palestine

06:09 - Explaining the Optus outage outrage

14:56 - Charlie Kirk's arena memorial 

21:00 - Australia at the athletics World Championships

Guests:

• Joel Lisk, space law lecturer, Flinders University
• Simon Smale, sports reporter, ABC

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As the use of artificial intelligence begins to take over our daily tasks, what happens when you lean on it for the wrong kind of support? 

Kimmel's cancelled and other commentators have been told to watch out. What's going on in America after the death of Charlie Kirk? 

And Albania's parliament has unveiled its first fully AI-generated minister. So is this the start of AI government? 

Plus a smooth stone scandal has rocked the stone-skipping world championship so we get into the petty things you've cheated on. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by journalist and presenter Elfy Scott and Sydney Morning Herald crime reporter Perry Duffin.Get the whole story from Hack:

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